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Highland Middle School

Public School

Level: 2

Grades: 06 - 08

Address: 310 W Rockland Rd, Libertyville, IL 60048

Phone: (847) 362-9020

Website: "http://www.d70schools.org"

District: Libertyville School District 70

857

Total Students

#45

of 1,367 in 2018

Academic Performance

EZ Schoolz Rating

out of 100

State Ranking

Ranked 45 of 1,367 (2018)

Among schools at the same level in the state

Ratings By Source

5/10

Source 3

Ranked 59 of 1,293

Test Scores

IAR

English Language Arts • Grade 8th Grade • 2023

Percent of Students Meeting Standard 81.1%

Student Body

Total Students

857

Diversity

Moderate

Simpson index 31/100

Free / Reduced Lunch

5.8%

of student body

Race & Ethnicity

White 82.3% (705)
Asian 6.1% (52)
Two or More Races 5.5% (47)
Hispanic / Latino 4.8% (41)
Black 0.9% (8)
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4% (3)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1% (1)

Reviews

2.3 /5

Based on 6 reviews

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Parent

September 05, 2018

"The inside scoop: Lots of overpaid teachers live in the district because Illinois has one of the highest property taxes in the US. Teacher's kids, some of whom are not even average students, get preferential treatment and quite a few services from the schools. ADHD and HFA, high functioning autism, overdiagnosed in some students. There is also an alarming increase in kids with anxiety disorders, some actually requiring meds. Too many social workers and speech language pathologists employed in the district. Just wondering if my super high property taxes, which go to the school system, are really reaching my kids."

Parent

March 04, 2018

"Discouraging and frustrating! The atmosphere at this school is not pro-student OR pro-parent. Highland is something that families GET through -- the complete opposite of the elementary and high school experiences in Libertyville. Highland is about control and keeping parents OUT! Students are not respected and neither are the parents. There are some wonderful teachers, but their efforts are overshadowed by the climate of authoritarianism and antagonism. And apparently responding to emails is optional with some of the teachers. As an educator myself, I'd like to think that I'm working WITH students and families. That is not the vibe at Highland. Sadly, it's the only middle school in Libertyville and we're stuck with it. They almost operate like they know they're the only game in town Appeals to the superintendent have gone nowhere which is weird because he seems to understand. Libertyville deserves SO MUCH BETTER!"